Zero and Negative Exponents Algebra 1 8-1
Exponents Exploration Get a sheet of graph paper, and make a large graph. x-axis from -5 to +5, y-axis from -100 to +100 Have colored pencils Exponents
Exponents In one color graph the following points for the function x y 1 2 3 4 Exponents
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In a different color graph the following points for the function x y 1 2 3 4 5 6 Exponents
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Look real close, both curves are focusing on the same point for x=zero. What is that value? Exponents
Here are the two graphs zoomed in from a computer Exponents
Exponents They both cross at ONE We completed this for base values of two and three, would the same hold true for other base values? Exponents
For negative exponential values, we continue the smooth graph. Exponents
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A simplified answer NEVER includes a negative exponent Exponents
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A common mistake mixes up negative signs. Warning
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